Traveling through ancient times to escape famine, the prince led me to rebel

Zhang Changzong had seen everything at his age, but incest was a huge scandal.

As the village chief, he would never allow such a scandal to be spread, otherwise it would affect the reputation of other unmarried girls in the village.

Thinking of this, Village Chief Zhang just wanted to solve the theft as soon as possible: "Where's Zhang Xiaohe? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

This Zhang Xiaohe, his wife is about to run away with someone else, but he still doesn’t know it. With his IQ, he still dares to steal things?

After a while, two men from the village carried the drunk Zhang Xiaohe into the ancestral hall.

Needless to say, it was most likely Wang Xiaofeng who got her drunk, otherwise how could she elope with her lover?

Zhang Xiaohe, the culprit of the theft, is drunk at the moment and is probably unable to accept interrogation.

Village Chief Zhang turned his gaze towards Luo Xiaoran, leaned close to her and whispered twice:

"Xiao Ran, today we are opening the ancestral hall mainly to deal with Zhang Xiaohe's theft. As for other matters, it is better not to make them public."

Luo Xiaoran nodded, "Village Chief, I understand what you mean."

Then she slowly walked to the center of the ancestral hall, and the bright light made her appearance and figure particularly clear.

It was also the first time that the villagers of Hexi Village officially met this young lady in distress who had come to their village a few days ago.

Luo Xiaoran stood between Zhang Erhe and Wang Xiaofeng, facing the villagers outside the house, and introduced herself first.

"Hello, folks. I am Luo Xiaoran. I just arrived in Hexi Village with my brother Luo Xingchen a few days ago. I am also the victim of this theft.

I'm new here and I don't think I have any grudges against anyone.

This morning, the village chief and I saw Zhang Xiaohe running out of my house with our own eyes, and then we discovered that my house had been robbed.

In the evening, we found my lost belongings from Zhang Erhe and Wang Xiaofeng.

I think the matter is clear: the three Zhang family members were greedy for money, broke down the door and stole my things. "

As soon as Luo Xiaoran finished speaking, the villagers inside and outside the ancestral hall were in an uproar.

Catching the thief was only secondary. Luo Xiaoran's real purpose was to make an example of him in front of all the villagers, hoping that no more bad guys would come across him in the future.

After the villagers discussed for a while, they gradually quieted down. Luo Xiaoran continued:

"So I decided to report the case and hand them over to the authorities. I believe the county magistrate will give me an explanation."

Luo Xiaoran had read the "Daliang Law" and she knew that stealing would have a terrible consequence and she would probably be forced to do hard labor in the mines.

Therefore, as soon as Luo Xiaoran finished speaking, Zhang Erhe and Wang Xiaofeng raised their heads and begged for mercy:

"Miss Luo, we were wrong. Please don't send us to the authorities. Please forgive us. We will never dare to do it again next time."

Seeing that Luo Xiaoran was unmoved, the two men wanted to come over and grab the hem of her skirt, but Luo Xiaoran dodged them in an instant.

"I heard that the people in Hexi Village are simple and honest, and they don't pick up things on the road, so I brought my brother to settle here.

I didn’t expect something like this to happen right after I arrived. To be honest, I was a little surprised and disappointed.”

"Ms. Luo, the three of them cannot represent our entire Hexi Village!

Our Hexi Village is still very good. People from all over the country want to marry into our village!"

A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes shouted loudly.

Luo Xiaoran recognized him as one of her hired farmhands.

The other people who had just been hired by Luo Xiaoran also reacted at this time and responded one after another:

"That's right, Miss Luo, don't judge a whole group of people with one blow. We are different from these three people."

"Miss Luo, we are very down-to-earth and work very hard, as you can see."

"Yes, Miss Luo, please don't stop us from working for you just because of what happened today!"

Even some villagers who had no vested interest in Luo Xiaoran were disgusted by the actions of the three Zhang family members.

"They did bad things, they deserve to be sent to the authorities, just blame themselves for being greedy!"

"Ah, they deserved it! The reputation of our Hexi Village was almost ruined by these shameless people!"

"That's right, why didn't I realize they were this kind of people before? They're so good at pretending!"

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After a long while, the bustling discussions gradually faded away, and the village chief sitting in the upper seat finally spoke:

"Then let's do this. Tie up Zhang Erhe, Zhang Xiaohe, and Wang Xiaofeng and lock them up in the ancestral hall. Send them to the authorities tomorrow morning."

The farce came to an end.

Because of catching the thief, Luo Xiaoran was delayed for a day and the food at home was about to run out.

The next morning, she took Luo Xingchen and Du Kongqing to the county town to buy things.

Chou Li, a man without principles, became active with the girl after being fed fodder by Du Kongqing a few times.

After Luo Xiaoran gave the driving seat to Du Kongqing, he took the control easily, which made Luo Xingchen admire him very much.

His face was full of thoughts like: Sister Kong Qing is so amazing, she can drive a carriage on her first try...

He almost applauded Du Kongqing.

Luo Xiaoran was so happy to see this. She found that since Luo Xingchen stopped talking, he had developed the ability to speak with his expressions.

Staring, pouting, covering mouth and various gestures, it is simply too vivid.

After entering the county town, the three of them first went shopping for food.

Although the weather is getting colder, Luo Xiaoran still doesn't plan to buy too much meat and vegetables in case they go bad if she can't finish them. She only needs to buy enough for three to five days.

There is still plenty of food and no need to replenish it.

The most important thing is to go to Xurixuan and buy a set of four treasures of the study for Luo Xingchen.

When passing by a stall selling calligraphy, the three saw a group of people gathered there, pointing and talking.

"This young man from the Sun family is so unlucky that he was favored by Constable Qian's sister."

Several people next to Luo Xiaoran pointed inside and gossiped in low voices.

"Yes, Constable Qian's sister is a well-known nympho in the area. She harasses any good-looking man she sees. She relies on her brother being a constable to do whatever she wants, and never fails!"

"Of course not. She has recently fallen in love with Sun Qingyuan, but he made her cry. Her brother, Constable Qian, comes to pick a fight with her every few days. It's a tragedy!"

Is it really okay for you to describe “a tragedy in the world” in such a mocking tone?

Luo Xiaoran squeezed past a few onlookers who were gloating over the misfortune, walked forward with her two tails, and went to eat the melon with a gloating look on her face.

The three of them looked inside and saw a man dressed as a constable, sneering at a man who looked like a scholar.

"Sun Qingyuan, it's time to pay your booth fee."

A stern tone.

"Detective Qian, I have already paid this month's booth fee a few days ago."

Lazy tone.

"I didn't know it, you're a scholar, but you lied and deceived the police!"

"The county has records. If Constable Qian doesn't believe it, he can check it himself!

Besides, if I remember correctly, Constable Qian was not in charge of collecting booth fees."

"Investigate? If I say you didn't pay, then you didn't pay. There's no way to find out!"